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Politics+Society

Illustration of alternative meats
Protein of the future
Published Spring 2019
There are around 100 companies developing plant, seed, insect, and lab-grown meat alternatives. But will we eat it? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of twitter user on a laptop
Wading into the Twittersphere
Published Spring 2019
Increasingly, scholars are turning to Twitter for sharing research and engaging with the public / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lauren Underwood
Q+A
Representing a new generation
Published Spring 2019
Alum Lauren Underwood, the youngest African-American women elected to Congress, shares her thoughts on representation, democracy, and nursing / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Etching
Before "Farm to Table"
We are what they ate
Published Spring 2019
Exhibit traces the culinary heritage of the New World and the worldwide food exchange that emerged after Europeans traveled to the Americas / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Logos
marketing
The secret appeal to Nike's swoosh
Published Spring 2019
Haiyang Yang, an expert in consumer psychology, researches the connection between company logos and personality / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Yascha Mounk
SNF Agora Institute
Discourse on democracy
Published March 15, 2019
Event co-hosted by SNF Agora Institute, Renew Democracy Initiative brings together leading experts to discuss the rise of populist movements and the threat they pose to democracy around the globe
Marc Morial and Phyllis Sharps
Race in America
Marc Morial on race and health equity
Published March 15, 2019
President of the National Urban League visits Hopkins as part of the JHU Forums on Race in America series
Can with expiration date
Food safety
'Best by' causes confusion, waste
Published March 14, 2019
Widespread misunderstanding of food safety labels leads to food disposal and waste, survey finds
Daniel Polsky
Interdisciplinary scholar
Leading health economist Daniel Polsky named 40th BDP
Published March 12, 2019
Polsky, who has dedicated his career to exploring how health care is organized, managed, financed, and delivered, will hold joint appointments in the Bloomberg School and Carey School
George Peabody Library
Diverse lineup of thought leaders to discuss future of democracy
Published March 11, 2019
SNF Agora Institute, Renew Democracy Initiative co-host daylong conference featuring more than 20 leading pundits, policymakers, scholars, and journalists